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David Simmonds vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

David Simmonds and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 843 shared comparable votes.

820 same votes 23 different votes 843 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
42 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
42 Aye 64 No
46 Aye 40 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 86 shared votes
46 Aye 40 No
16 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
76 Aye 32 No
Migration 92% aligned 108 shared votes
71 Aye 37 No
12 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 96% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
42 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
42 Aye 64 No
46 Aye 40 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 86 shared votes
46 Aye 40 No
16 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

83.2%
11% above average
Rank 130 of 650
Participation
63.2%
9% below average
Rank 538 of 650
1,418
1,704 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,531
2,422 eligible divisions
682
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
734
47.9% of votes cast
736
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
797
52.1% of votes cast
9
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.7% of votes cast
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
25 years, 5 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

113
+17.4 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Appearances
64
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
171
+4.6 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
Contributions
71
-95.4 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£252,887
12% above average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
14
6 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
Migration
145 of 154 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 82 votes
Housing
50 of 55 votes
#3
Migration
119 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 63 votes
#4
Transport
67 of 98 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API